[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough.

  • Bebington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -17- Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs TOTAL Septic Conditions. ’.v'hole carcases condemned - - - - 1 1 Carcases of v/hich some part or organ was condemned - - - - 11 11 Percentage of the number inspected affected with septic conditions - i - .47%' .09? The undGrraontioned. food found upon exomination in shops to be unsound, umvholosomo, diseased ^nd unfit for human consumption, was seized and condemned 10 jars of loganberries - containing maggots. (the shopkeeper who exposed these loganberries for sale was prosecuted but the case against him was dismissed) 1 lb. 6 ozs. of smoked haddock - containing maggots. (no action was taken in this case as the fish were examined shortly after arrival at the shop and the shopkeeper had little opportunity of inspecting them himself and in addition, the fish had become infested during storage at the wholesalers’ premises) 28 lbs, potatoes - decomposed. (these were sold to a shopkeeper by a hav\^ker and it vi/as'not possible to trace the hawker) The undermentioned food was voluntarily surrendered and destroyed;- 56 pigs heads - decomposition 15 cwts potatoes - decomposition 68 1 Ib.^oaves of bread - contact v/ith Paratyphoid 2 2 lb, loaves of bread - *’ ” 4 chests mixed confectionery ” ” and bread 38 meat pies 30 trays mixed confectionery 12 5 lb.Slab cakes 2 doz . sandwich c^.kes |-lb .each ■4 trays sandv/iches 12 lbs, puff pastry 10 lbs, beef 2 lbs. kidneys l-|lbs, emulsified Cream 4-ipints milk 15 lbs. currants 5 lbs. sultanas 46 lbs, cooking fat 20 lbs. butter cream 28 lbs„ dates 10 lbs. flour 1 doz.tins ''Sailor Salmon'* - decomposition 6 grapefruits *’ 6 lbs, apples ■' it ii ii i! it ?l ?t it It t! ?l (I it II II II It it il II I! II II tl II II il II II II I! I! II il Ii II II II II II II II il It II II II It case, II II II II II II II II II It II It II II It II II II